San Diego’s California-Pacific Exposition 1935-1936

Bunnell Photo Shop – real photos

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Front-white border, hand-printed subtitles
Most have “Bunnell”, “Bunnell Photo Shop” or “Bunnell Photo Shop San Diego” on front
Defender, Azo, Agfa-Ansco, EKC or NOKO paper
Many numbers in series still missing

1    Spreckels Organ and Archway from Plaza del Pacifico CPIE SD 1935 (vertical)
2    Standard Oil Building at CPIE SD 1935 (vertical)
3    The Ford Building–at CPIE SD 1935
4    Casa del Rey Moro Gardens AE SD 1935 (vertical)
5    Federal Building at CPIE SD 1935
5    March of Transportation Bldg CPIE SD 1936 (vertical)
6    Plaza del Pacifico CPIE SD 1935
7    Bridge over Palm Canyon at CPIE SD 1935
8    Palace of Electricity and Varied Industries-Firestone Fountains in Foreground SD 1935
10    San Diego Symphony Orchestra in the Ford Bowl CPIE SD
12    View towards the Palisades CPIE SD 1935
14    California Building with Firestone Fountains in foreground C.P.I.E SD, 1935 PC5-126
15    Globe Theater America’s Exposition SD 1935
17    Arco del Porvenir in Plaza del Pacifico AE SD 1935
18    Patio of House of Hospitality – America’s Exposition SD 1935
19    Wishing Well in Casa Del Rey Moro Gardens AE 1935 (vertical)
20    Patio of Ford Building AE SD 1935
23    Houses of Pacific Relations CPIE AE SD 1935(detail from original negative)
26    Federal Housing Administration-Modeltown-CPIE SD 1935
27    A Model House in Federal Housing – Model Town – CPIE SD 1935
28    Palm Canyon from the Bridge CPIE SD 1935
30    Houses of Pacific Relations AE 1935
32    The Spanish Village CPIE SD 1935
33    Patio of Ford Building by night AE SD 1935 (vertical) PC5-88
34    Spreckels Organ and Archway from Plaza del Pacifico CPIE SD (vertical)
35    Tower of Palace of Science CPIE SD 1935 (night view) (vertical)
36    Standard Oil Building AE SD 1935 (vertical) OP13088-6
37    California State Building with Firestone Fountains in Foreground CPIE SD 1935 night view OP13088-4
38    Ford Building by Night CPIE SD 1935
39    Palace of Photography by Night AE SD 1935
41    In the Zoro Gardens CPIE SD 1935 no Bunnell but similar style)
42    Outdoor Pipe Organ at CPIE SD 1935
43    Outdoor Pipe Organ at CPIE SD 1935
48    The Dance on the Green – Globe Theatre CPIE SD 1936
50    CPIE SD 1936 (Water Palace at Night)
51    Reflections – CPIE SD 1936
52    Tower of Science at Evening CPIE SD 1935 (vertical)
53    Reflections CPIE SD 1935 OP13088-1
58    Horticultural Building thru the Arches AE SD 1936
59    Scene in Nudist Camp – America’s Exposition. SD 1935 (no Bunnell but similar style)
62    Scene in Nudist Camp – SDE 1935 (vertical – no Bunnell but similar style)
65    Scene in Nudist Camp – America’s Exposition. SD 1935 (no Bunnell but similar style)
66    The Old Curiosity Shop near the Globe Theater AE SD 1935 PC5-124
69    Palm Canyon Bridge at Night CPIE SD (vertical)
70    March of Transportation CPIE SD 1936 (vertical) OP14658-14
71    View North from the Transportation Bldg. CPIE 1936
72    Fountain in Palace of Education CPIE 1936 (vertical)
77    Horticultural Building and Lagoon CPIE SD 1935-6

 

The postcards below are probably pre- or post-exposition cards
–    (no title; Arch, Museum of Art and Home Economy Bldg at night) (no number-Bunnell style)
–    Window, Fine Arts Gallery (no number)
2    On the Lagoon BPSD
5 Spreckel’s Organ from the Tower BPSD
10    In the Indian village BPSD
11    In the Indian Village..BPSD, Cal
167    Spreckels Outdoor Pipe Organ BPSD
168    In Balboa Park..SD
218    On the drive under Cabrillo Bridge..BPSD
348    In the Exposition Grounds – Balboa Park
350    In Balboa Park…San Diego, Calif.
431    Entrance to San Diego Museum BP
436    The Tower at Evening Balboa Park

Key to Abbreviations:

CPIE= “California Pacific International Exposition”
AE= “America’s Exposition”
SD=”San Diego”
BPSD= “Balboa Park…San Diego…” (may be pre- or post-exposition)

Variations:

  • some with address on front: “414 E St. San Diego” or “1033 Sixth, San Diego”
  • printed on Azo, Defender, Agfa-Ansco, EKC or NOKO paper
  • some views printed on more than one kind of paper